Grape arbor



March 25, 1924. 1,487,779

H. F. HARDY 7 GRAPE: ARBOR File April 5, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I INVENTOR ATTORNEY March 25, 1924'; 1,4s7;779

H. F. HARDY GRAPE ARBOR Filed April 3. 1922 2 Sheetssheaf 2 v WITNESS: I ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

HERMAN F. HARDY, OF NEAR 1A GRANGE, NORTH CAROLINA.

GRAPE 1 Application filed April 3,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN F. HARDY, a citizen of the United States, residing near La Grange, in the county of Greene, and State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Grape Arbors, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to an arbor for vines and which, when fully covered by the vines may be employed as a summer house.

The primary object of the invention is to produce a support for vines in which the framework thereof is constructed of pipe members and couplings therefor, neither the pipes nor the couplings, however, being threaded, but being temporarily connected in a simple, cheap and novel manner to permit of wires which form the main supports for the vines being arranged over and secured to the said pipe members, and whereby an arbor, trellis or other support for. vines may be erected by an unskilled person in an easy, expeditious as well as in a strong and effective manner.

The foregoing, and other objects which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative association of parts such as is disclosed by the drawings which accompany and which form part of this specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improvement.

Figure 2 is a side elevation with parts broken away and parts in section.

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing the manner in which the pipe sections are temporarily secured on the couplings therefor.

Figure 4L is a perspective view of one of the foot members employed.

The main framework of my improvement is in the nature of metal pipes. As it is one of the primary objects of my invention to provide a means whereby the frame may be erected in an easy, expeditious manner, the pipes constituting the frame do not have their ends threaded. Preferably all of the pipes which constitute the top of the frame are all of the same length and also the supporting pipes or standards are likewise of an equal length so that a neat and artistic construction is presented. For distinction,

ARBOR.

1922. Serial no. 549,044.

the standards or uprights are indicated by the numeral 1, the longitudinal pipes by the numeral 2 and the cross pipes by the numeral 3. The longitudinal and transverse pipes 2 and 3 have their confronting ends received in sockets provided by cross couplings 4. These couplings have centrally arranged depending sockets 5 which freely receive therein the upper ends of the standards 1. The longitudinal and cross pipes 2 and 3, adjacent to their ends have small openings 6 therethrough, and in a like manner the standards 1 are provided with smaller openings 7 adjacent to their upper ends. I pass through all of these openings a wire strand 8, and I connect the ends of the strand by twisting the same, as indicated by the numeral 9, and as clearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. In this manner, it will be seen that the longitudinal, cross and uprights pipes are effectively connected without necessitating the threaded engagement between the pipes and the couplings therefor. The locking means, however, is only temporary, as I twist around the outer pipe sections 2 and 3 of the frame transverse and longitudinally arranged wires 10 and 11 respectively. These wires provide a foraminous top for the frame, and, of course, if desired, the wires may be twisted or coiled around the inner longitudinal and transverse pipe sections of the top of the frame.

To prevent the standards 1 sinking into the ground, I provide foot members which include each a fiat base 13 on which is centrally formed a projection 14 which is of a size to be snugly received in the lower ends of the said standards 1.

As previously-inferred, the wires 8 are removed from the frame structure when the arbor or trellis wires 10 and 11 are arranged thereon, as the said wires 10 and 11 with effectively hold the pipe sections which constitute the top of the trellis or arbor together, and it is believed that the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully set forth the con struction and advantages of the improveframe, T-eouplings having central sccirets which latter receive therein the upper ends of the standards and which couplings have their remaining sockets receiving therein the confronting ends of the longitudinal and approximately of un equal couplings freely receiving the ends oi the '01) members of the frame herein, each or 'd cross couplings having a depending socitet to receive the ertical members of the frame therein, Wire strands reinovaoly connecting the top and vertical members of the frame with the couplings, longitudinal and cross Wires secured to the length, cross con trentin top or" the frame, and foot members for the standards each including a base to rest on the ground and a projection to be received in the lower ends of the standards.

3. In a device for the purpose set forth, a frame made up of tubular members including vertical standards, ren'iovable foot nieinbers there-for, cross couplings having socl: ts receiving the upper ends of the standards therein and longitudinal and transverse tubular members received in the horizontal branches of the cross sockets, all oi niei'ncers, at points adjacentto their connection with tie couplings hfiring openingtherethrcugh ands-ail in-e1, cJs heir A .nre with the couplings having a sin 'le strand of wire passing through said eonplings and the ends or" the said Wire being twisted to'connect the same.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

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HERMAN F. HARDY. 

